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6,337–6,384 of 18,638 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

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Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive 1957 - The Brothers Rico - Los hermanos Rico - Phil Karlson - VOSE 1957 · Feature https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/ Internet Archive I Married Joan: Bev's Mistaken Marriage 1954 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles Season 2, Episode 18 Aired 10 Feb. 1954. Internet Archive Princess Margaret in Mauritius and East Africa 1957 · Documentary · 17 min A 1957 British documentary showing Princess Margaret on tour. Produced for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive Germany 1957 · Educational National Archives - Germany - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film explains the economic and… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: Misc. 1950 · Home movie Henry John Dewenter was born in Peckelsheim, Germany in 1884. Elizabeth Auer was born in Austria in 1889. Both immigrated to the US in 1907. They were married… Internet Archive Astronomy For You ★🥅 Educational Films from the 1950's 1959 · Talk Astronomy For You ★🥅 Educational Films from the 1950's "This series of programs is designed for the adult layman who has a curiosity about the skies and the… Internet Archive Iraq 1951 · Educational National Archives - Iraq - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film shows the Iraqi landscape, farming,… Internet Archive Ketcham Home Movies: Home Mix 1946-1958 1958 · Home movie Ketcham family home scenes, New York and Pennsylvania, 1946-1958, and 1958 trip through U.S. South, including stop at Graceland, Memphis. Graceland footage… Internet Archive MEDICAL ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR RADIATION 1951 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 23284 MEDICAL ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR RADIATION DEMONSTRATES EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR RADIATION UPON THE HUMAN BODY, EMPHASIZING FACT THAT BODY… Internet Archive 1953 - 99 River Street - A Morte Ronda o Cais - Calle River 99 - Phil Karlson - Legendado português 1953 · Feature https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/ Internet Archive MILITARY POLICE STORY, THE 1954 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20511 MILITARY POLICE STORY, THE DEPICTS THE TRAINING, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MILITARY POLICE CORPS. SHOWS MP… Internet Archive Middle America 1953 · Educational National Archives - Middle America - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film examines the region known… Internet Archive On the Difference Between Words and Things 1956 · Educational Discusses the consequences of forgetting that words only point to things and are not the things themselves; explains that attention to words alone may lead to… Internet Archive BATTLE OF SALERNO 1958 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30111 BATTLE OF SALERNO DOCUMENTARY ON COMBAT ACTION OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MARK W. CLARK'S FIFTH ARMY FORCES IN ITALY. Internet Archive Language And Linguistics ★🥅 Educational Films from the 1950's 1958 · Talk Language And Linguistics ★🥅 Educational Films from the 1950's Here are 13 episodes, Produced in 1958, By META (University of Buffalo) for NET Network. "Dr.… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "3. What Do You Sell?" 1952 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- THE DRAWING OF THE BATTLE LINES, DECEMBER 1941-APRIL 1942 1953 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26146 AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- THE DRAWING OF THE BATTLE LINES, DECEMBER 1941-APRIL 1942 1953 AMERICA UNPREPARED FOR PEARL HARBOR;… Internet Archive Newsreel Scenes of Poland 1955 · Newsreel Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984) ARC… Internet Archive Eagles Of The Fleet 1950 · Documentary · 9 min 1950 British documentary about naval aviation. Produced by the Crown Film Unit for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive U.S.S. FORRESTAL - CVA-59 1955 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 24148 U.S.S. FORRESTAL - CVA-59 CONSTRUCTION OF A MODERN AIRCRAFT CARRIER. BUILDING PHASE FROM KEEL LAYING TO SEA TRIALS AND… Internet Archive Buddhism I 1958 · Educational National Archives - Buddhism I - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film discusses the philosophy and… Internet Archive Nuremberg - Reel 1 - German 1950 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 35957 / Local Identifier 111-M-7596 Nuremberg - Reel 1 - German This film was made as an… Internet Archive AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- PRELUDE TO WAR, 1937-1939 1953 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26144 AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- PRELUDE TO WAR, 1937-1939 1953 RECORDS EVENTS BEFORE WORLD WAR II; HITLER'S ROLE IN AIR POWER; B-17'S'… Internet Archive AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- THE AIR WAR STARTS, 1939-1941 1953 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26145 AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- THE AIR WAR STARTS, 1939-1941 1953 GERMANY ATTACKS POLAND; PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PROCLAIMS NATIONAL… Internet Archive 83RD INFANTRY DIVISION IN EUROPE, THE 1951 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20372 83RD INFANTRY DIVISION IN EUROPE, THE COMBAT ACTIVITIES IN EUROPE DURING WORLD WAR II. Internet Archive Studio One: Ten Thousand Horses Singing 1952 · TV · 53 min Season 4, Episode 25 Aired 3 March 1952. Internet Archive AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- AFTER THE WAR, 1918-1923 1953 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26140 AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- AFTER THE WAR, 1918-1923 1953 DRASTIC CUT IN ARMY AIR SERVICE; KEEN INTEREST OF MITCHELL, BRERETON AND… Internet Archive This is Russia (Reel 1 of 2) 1957 · Educational National Archives - This is Russia - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film takes the viewer through… Internet Archive Ketcham Home Movies: Europe 1951, pt. 2 1951 · Home movie Ketcham family home movies of 1951 trip to Europe--France, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain. Rodney K. Ketcham Collection: This large collection of 8mm and 16mm… Internet Archive Highway Dragnet 1954 · Feature · 1 h 10 min Title: Highway Dragnet Summary: Wrongly accused of killing a bar-girl he was seen with earlier, a Korean War vet flees from the police in the company of a… Internet Archive OPERATION DEEP FREEZE I 1957 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 24316 OPERATION DEEP FREEZE I THE FIRST PHASE OF OPERATION DEEP FREEZE AND NAVY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE IGY. PREPARATIONS, DEPARTURE,… Internet Archive COMBAT IN DEEP SNOW AND EXTREME COLD 1950 · Educational Department of Defense - Description: INFANTRY RIFLE COMPANY ILLUSTRATES COMBAT TECHNIQUE AND SURVIVAL METHODS APPLICABLE TO ARCTIC CONDITIONS. - PIN 29648 Internet Archive INFANTRY WEAPONS AND THEIR EFFECTS 1954 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20530 INFANTRY WEAPONS AND THEIR EFFECTS U.S. PISTOL CALIBER .45, SUBMACHINE GUN CALIBER .45, U.S. CARBINE, CALIBER .30. MECHANICAL… Internet Archive The Horn Blows at Midnight on Omnibus 1953 · Commercial In 1945, Jack Benny starred in his last major motion picture, "The Horn Blows at Midnight," as a band member who dreams he's an angel sent to destroy the… Internet Archive AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- NORTH AFRICA, NOVEMBER 1942-MAY 1943 1953 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26149 AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- NORTH AFRICA, NOVEMBER 1942-MAY 1943 1953 ALLIED TASK FORCE INVADES NORTH AFRICA; ALLIED ARMIES BOG… Internet Archive Psychobiochemistry Demonstration 1959 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984) ARC… Internet Archive WITH THE MARINES -- CHOSEN TO HUNGNAM 1951 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 23968 WITH THE MARINES -- CHOSEN TO HUNGNAM UNITED STATES MARINES MARCH FROM THE CHOSEN RESERVOIR TO HUNGNAM, AIR SUPPORT FROM THE… Internet Archive Operation HARDTACK Military Effects Studies: Underwater Tests 1958 · Short · 19 min Operation HARDTACK I consisted of 35 nuclear tests conducted at the Pacific Proving Ground between April 28 and August 18, 1958. These tests included balloon,… Internet Archive AIR FORCE STORY, VOL 2, CHAPTER 5 -- OUR WORLDWIDE AIR FORCE, 1953-1959 1959 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 38551 AIR FORCE STORY, VOL 2, CHAPTER 5 -- OUR WORLDWIDE AIR FORCE, 1953-1959 SHOWS HOW THE US AIR FORCE MET THE CHALLENGE OF THE… Internet Archive LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH SEN. JOSEPH R. MC CARTHY 1952 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 95766 / Local Identifier LW-LW-114 - LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH SEN. JOSEPH R. MC CARTHY -… Internet Archive History of the U.S. Navy - The Naval Wars with France and Tripoli 1798-1805 1953 · Educational Department of the Navy History of the U.S. Navy - The Naval Wars with France and Tripoli 1798-1805 AVA04332VNB1, FN6943 b, 1953 Using the filmograph… Internet Archive LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH FLOYD ODLUM 1951 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 95699 / Local Identifier LW-LW-8 - LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH FLOYD ODLUM - TELEVISION INTERVIEW:… Internet Archive The Killing: 1956 HD Film-Noir [1:24:20] 1956 · Feature · 1 h 24 min · Subtitles Celebrated as Stanley Kubrick’s first mature film and made when he was only twenty-eight years old. A Classic Film Noir that exposes the myths by which we… Internet Archive The Queen in Australia 1954 · Feature · 1 h 7 min A 68-minute Australian government documentary film about the visit of Queen Elizabeth II during 1954, as well as being a semi-travelogue of the places she… Internet Archive Excursions In Science： Jet Power 1952 1952 · TV Show Internet Archive Help Yourself 1950 · Short · 11 min A 1950 British short film about a burglar. Cast includes John Salew and Michael Balfour. Produced by Public Relationship Films for the Central Office of… Internet Archive Shōnen Sarutobi Sasuke (少年猿飛佐助) (1959) 1959 · Cartoon a boy named Sasuke and his sister live in a forest along with several young animals of different species. One day, one of the animals (a young deer) is… Internet Archive Restoration of Sanity 1957 · Educational National Archives - Restoration of Sanity - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film provides a brief…